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Morwenna Mutton should be living the quiet life of a librarian and grandmother in Cornwall’s beautiful Seal Bay – if only dead bodies would stop turning up…

After the excitement of her last investigation, amateur sleuth Morwenna is looking forward to things getting back to normal. When local DJ Irina asks to meet however, desperate to share information
she has discovered regarding nefarious goings-on, Morwenna can’t resist.
But Irina never arrives for their drink – instead her body is washed up on the beach, an apparent victim of an accidental drowning. At once keen wild bather Morwenna knows something is amiss as
Irina was a strong swimmer who knew the local conditions well. What had Irina uncovered and who would want her dead?

When the local news dubs Irina’s murderer The Cream Tea Killer in honour of Cornwall’s famous delicacy, the clock starts ticking. Now the murderer knows Morwenna is on their trail, no one in her
family is safe. She must get to the truth before the killer gets to her…

If you love The Thursday Murder Club, Agatha Christie and Richard Coles then you’ll love The Morwenna Mutton mysteries.

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Judy Leigh is the USA Today bestselling author of The Old Girls’ Network and Five French Hens and the doyenne of the ‘it’s never too late’ genre of women’s fiction. She has lived all over the UK from Liverpool to Cornwall, but currently resides in Somerset.

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My thoughts: This is a really fun series set in a fictional village in one of my favourite parts of the country – Cornwall (don’t tell my Devonian relatives but I take my scones the Cornish way – jam first!)

Morwenna is up to her eyeballs in this case as a friend, local radio DJ Irina is found killed, hours after telling Morwenna she was onto something and needed her help. Morwenna’s reputation as an amateur sleuth and someone with her ear to the ground means that newly arrived DCI Blessed asks for her help to catch the killer. But what Morwenna uncovers goes much further than a single death.

Despite the heavy subject matter, the tone of this series is always light and there’s plenty of humour and Cornish-ness too. Morwenna’s granddaughter is still after a puppy and promises the practice the way of peace, rather than punching annoying bullies, in order to twist her family’s arms into getting one. Always very funny.

A gripping and entertaining read from first to last page, more please!

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

Beneath the ruins of a Victorian greenhouse, a skeleton is unearthed – and with it, years of buried secrets in Raven’s Edge…

When decades-old human bones are discovered beneath the old glasshouse behind Foxglove & Hemlock, the local florist, DS Harriet March and DI Ben Taylor find themselves digging into Raven’s Edge’s murky past. As a frosty wind whips down the cobblestoned lanes of the village, the two detectives feel an ominous chill that has nothing to do with the weather…

The discovery coincides with the arrival of enigmatic novelist Iris Evergreen at Raven’s Hollow, a gothic monstrosity of a mansion that’s been sitting empty for years. Harriet is shocked to uncover a web of hidden secrets connecting the skeleton, Raven’s Hollow and, most alarmingly, her own family history.

Just as Harriet begins to piece together the puzzle, a heavy snowfall blankets the village. And there, half-buried in a snowdrift outside Raven’s Hollow, lies another body – this one still warm. As sirens wail in the distance, Harriet realises with a shiver that this killer is anything but history. The past and present have collided in Raven’s Edge, will DS Harriet March be the one to pay the price?

Filled with buried plots, tangled romances and deadly intrigue, this cosy village mystery will keep readers guessing until the very last page. Perfect for fans of Fiona Leitch, Agatha Christie, and anyone who loves their murders with a side of charm!

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Most of my stories are set in small villages filled with quirky characters. These are partly inspired by the places I’ve lived in over the years, although the characters are straight out of my imagination!

I currently live in Wales, close to a famous library and two ruined castles. My husband thinks we moved here by accident.

My first published novel was Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, which was a finalist in Poolbeg’s Write a Bestseller competition. As well as nine novels, I’ve written short stories for women’s magazines such
as Take a Break and My Weekly. Before becoming a full-time writer, I worked as an administrative officer for the police.
When I’m not writing, I enjoy visiting big old houses, which I use as inspiration for the houses in my novels, and reading other people’s books when I ought to be writing my own…

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My thoughts: The quirky, witch inspired village of Raven’s Edge is the site of another clutch of mysteries – there’s a skeleton in the garden of the local florist, a dead man dumped on the roadside and a newly arrived resident looking for her father.

Harriet is up close and personal in all of these, she lives in a flat above the florist’s and is the first one to spot that the bones are human, so much for a day off. She’s also a bit more involved in the other mysteries than she’d perhaps prefer, thanks to her mother.

I like the tone of this series, the interconnected nature of the things that Harriet, Ben and their colleagues are investigating, their working relationship and Harriet’s exasperation at things makes me chuckle. This third installment is really enjoyable and despite being set in much better weather than now, felt perfect for hunkering down and reading. Great stuff.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.